Commentary

4th Trump Indictment is as Legally Weak and Contrived as the First 3

These latest indictments ignore ironclad constitutional protections including the freedom to speak, to engage in political activity, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances that are unquestionably protected by the First Amendment There were others indicted this past week in Georgia—several of them attorneys who have represented Pres. Trump—but because all of this is about politically destroying Trump, his case is the one I’m going to focus on.

Latest Indictment of Trump is Election Interference, Attacking our Democracy They are targeting him. There’s just no other way to view it. They want him convicted on anything that will put him in prison and make it difficult for him to campaign for president—a race in which he is the clear frontrunner for the nomination, as well as ahead, or tied, in polling against Biden. (Note: Trump could still run even if “convicted” and in jail).

To accomplish this, they are charging him with actions that I believe are constitutionally protected activities.

Let’s review the allegations: conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding; obstruction of and attempt to obstruct an official proceeding; and conspiracy against rights.

Can You Hear the Music?

As a child, I was fascinated with the accordion and thought it would be fun to learn how to play. Eventually, I got the gist of it, but even with lessons, it just never seemed to click.

That memory floated into my mind recently when I was trying to learn how to weave on a Lucet – which is a two-pronged loom with a handle and is used to make cording. After repeated attempts, I knew I had the technique down. I even did fairly well with the tension. But for some reason, I kept feeling as if I was missing something, and got frustrated.

That’s when the image of me trying to play the accordion popped in my mind. And it clicked. I knew the notes. I knew how the song should sound. But what I didn’t hear was the music.

There’s been an uproar these past two weeks and the spark for it is a song in a video by country music singer, Jason Aldean, entitled “Try That in a Small Town.” The national media and the national Left are in convulsions alleging it contains lyrics that “glorified gun violence and conveyed traditionally racist ideas.” ( NPR, 07-20-2023).

What is the song about and what does it convey?

These are the lyrics:

Try That in a Small Town

How to Make Simple, Low Cost Christmas Gifts

Christmas is on its way. We are searching for ways on how to make simple, low-cost Christmas gifts. Simple, because we are short on time. Low cost, because our budget is already stretched. Handmade, because we want our gifts to have that personal touch.

One of my favorite simple, lowcost Christmas gifts is handmade Sachets. A little fabric, a needle, some thread and dried herbs all combine to make a great gift!

Supplies: Muslin, or other cotton fabric Needle Coordinating Thread Embroidery Thread Ruler Scissors Approximately 1/2 teaspoon Dried Herbs - (More or less according to the strength of the scent) 1/3 – 1/2 cup Cotton Batting or Uncooked Rice Directions: Cut two squares of fabric for each sachet you want to make 1/2” larger than the finished piece. (For a 4” sachet, cut your fabric 4-1/2” x 41/2”.)

“Come see a Man, Who told me all things I’ve ever done; is not this the Christ?” (John 4:29).

Such were the words of the fivetime divorcee, still living-in-sin Samaritan woman that day after encountering Jesus at Jacob’s Well (vv.4-6). She’d gone there at the hottest part of the day—at

“the ninth hour”

or 12:00 noon (vv.6-7)— to escape the leering eyes and gossiping lips of the other women from Sychar.

But, she never expected to run into a Jewish man named Jesus, Who’d asked her for a drink of water (vv.7-9). However, this unexpected encounter—which really was a Divine Appointment (v.4)— turned into a life-changing experience for this guilt-ridden woman who was the Elizabeth Taylor of Sychar.

July 3, 2023 The Winn Parish School Board met in regular session. This time it was held in Winn Parish School Board meeting room where only 28 people could come in besides the personnel. Also, July 3 was declared a state holiday by the Governor but the meeting was still held. We again were given comment cards to fill out and got a chance to speak and some of us did. The first person from Atlanta wanted to ask a question but was not allowed to – he was told he couldn’t ask questions he could only comment. Since when can you not ask questions at a public meeting? All of the Atlanta High School supporters fell on deaf ears. The board voted 6-5 to close Atlanta High School. Before the meeting was even over faculty and staff received emails telling them if they wanted to continue to work for Winn Parish School Board they needed to fill out paper and send back by July 10, 2023. Seven days…that’s all the time they were given to decide where they wanted to work!

“Now will I praise the Lord” Genesis 29:35(d) Parents have great roles to play in the lives of their children. No exaggeration in saying that this role begins from the time they prepare to have a baby. This is because every circumstance that envelopes the baby’s conception will directly affect the coming child except certain steps are taken during and/or after conception and birth. These steps include praying for the child. Not only this, during pregnancy, parents can begin to influence a child in the womb. What you think, say or do, including what you eat directly affect the child and may possibly affect his pattern of living. So, you can examine your thoughts, utterances and what you do during your pregnancy. It does not end there, you can influence your child and his destiny at birth.

Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision Ends Institutional Racism in College Admissions

The case is Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College, et al.

In its landmark ruling, the Court held that by prohibiting the use of race in college admissions—broadly known as Affirmative Action but more accurately described as reverse discrimination—the Court returned the nation to the fundamental principle of equality for all, declaring that racial discrimination cannot be employed now—today— in order to fix or remove past racial discrimination.

The Court reasoned that the promise of equal protection simply cannot be reconciled with the use of discrimination by race to make amends for discrimination by race. As Chief Justice John Robert’s wrote in the opinion, “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”

I just finished reading the article about Earl K. Long Park.

I have been on the mayor’s Community Improvement Board since Mayor Bevil at the time asked me if I would be a part of it. I gladly accepted and over the years we have made several improvements in our community. We have completed work on the Moss St. playground and also on Lucky St., Narvin Powell and also down at Grove Street with our new walking trail almost finished. .We have several projects in motion and a lot of good things coming to our community in the future and this includes the EKL Park. I was fortunate enough to work for Max Kelley and Dorman Quallims in my younger years as I watched and paid attention to how much both of those two men loved our community.